LA Times Crossword hints and answers for September 25, 2026
Every clue with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so nothing is spoiled until you tap.
Clues78
Across39
Down39
DayFriday
Today’s LA Times Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Hurled (6)
Starts with L, ends with YLETFLY→
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Fit for a king? (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPAJAMAS→
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"Don't think so" (3)
Starts with N, ends with HNAH→
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"Proud Mary" singer Turner (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATINA→
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Single ant, say (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOUT→
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Event that may have drawings (7)
Starts with A, ends with WARTSHOW→
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__ Minor (4)
Starts with U, ends with AURSA→
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Archrivals (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNEMESES→
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Nintendo princess (5)
Starts with Z, ends with AZELDA→
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Nero Wolfe creator Stout (3)
Starts with R, ends with XREX→
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Arabian aristocrat (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
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Uno e uno e uno (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETRE→
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Enthusiasm (4)
Starts with E, ends with NELAN→
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Fit to eat? (10)
Starts with L, ends with BLOBSTERBIB→
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Olden times (4)
Starts with Y, ends with EYORE→
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Bay area on the East Coast (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATAMPA→
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Fusses (4)
Starts with A, ends with SADOS→
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"My word!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEGAD→
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"Too rich for my blood" (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIMOUT→
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Treadmill setting (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPACE→
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Zoomed (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSPED→
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"Tough crowd!" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with HYEESH→
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Sudsy mugfuls (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALES→
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Law of __: trigonometry equation (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSINES→
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Broccoli __ (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERABE→
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Fit for work? (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESUITANDTIE→
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The whole shebang (4)
Starts with A, ends with ZATOZ→
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D.C. MLBer (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNAT→
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Diminish (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWANE→
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One sister in "King Richard" (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASERENA→
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Diving aquatic birds (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOONS→
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Home body? (7)
Starts with R, ends with RREALTOR→
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Capital city with a Museum of the Viking Age set to open in 2027 (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOSLO→
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Masterful demonstrations (7)
Starts with C, ends with SCLINICS→
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Air ways (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDUCTS→
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Lip-smacking word (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYUM→
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Book jacket blurbs (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBIOS→
Down
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Fit to a tee? (9)
Starts with G, ends with TGOLFSHIRT→
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1-Across opposite (3)
Starts with W, ends with XWAX→
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Individuals (4)
Starts with O, ends with SONES→
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Sarcastic response to rude behavior (10)
Starts with S, ends with YSTAYCLASSY→
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"M'lady" (4)
Starts with M, ends with MMAAM→
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Rough fig. (3)
Starts with E, ends with TEST→
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Start to cry (6)
Starts with T, ends with PTEARUP→
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Say "It wasn't me," say (4)
Starts with D, ends with YDENY→
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Central Asia's North __ Sea (4)
Starts with A, ends with LARAL→
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Travel as the wind blows (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSAIL→
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Reason to look one's best? (7)
Starts with E, ends with TEYETEST→
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Rehearsals a cast generally won't stand for? (10)
Starts with T, ends with STABLEREADS→
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News initials (3)
Starts with U, ends with IUPI→
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Color gradient technique (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOMBRE→
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Yacht spot (6)
Starts with M, ends with AMARINA→
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Object (4)
Starts with I, ends with MITEM→
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Slow start? (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
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Prize first awarded in 1901 (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNOBEL→
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Be wild about (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADORE→
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Pontificates (6)
Starts with O, ends with SORATES→
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Turntable pros (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDJS→
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Driver's one-eighty (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUIE→
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Paper money (4)
Starts with C, ends with HCASH→
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Bibliography abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
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Singer-songwriter Bareilles (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASARA→
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Inexperienced (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENAIVE→
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Ready to pour (5)
Starts with O, ends with PONTAP→
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Pontificate (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOPINE→
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Flounce (5)
Starts with W, ends with ZWALTZ→
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"What We Can Know" novelist McEwan (3)
Starts with I, ends with NIAN→
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Murmur (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCOO→
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Seasonal allergy symptoms (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSNEEZES→
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Morose (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSULLEN→
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A second ago (4)
Starts with J, ends with TJUST→
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"SVU" network (3)
Starts with N, ends with CNBC→
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Comic book onomatopoeia (3)
Starts with B, ends with MBAM→
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Fit for service? (9)
Starts with C, ends with ECHOIRROBE→
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How many clues are in the LA Times Crossword for September 25, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down.
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For example: Hurled (LETFLY); Fit for a king? (PAJAMAS); "Don't think so" (NAH).
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